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Print systemPrint system description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070247664, Print system. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]1. Field of the Invention [0002]The present invention generally relates to a print system which sends print data applicable to a state of a printer, so that an appropriate print is performed. [0003]2. Description of the Related Art [0004]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a push print of a conventional subscribe-publish type. For example, this conventional push print provides print data by using an RSS (Rich Site Summary) feed used in a Web technology. [0005]In FIG. 1, a printer 10 is set to subscribe a specific RSS feed. The printer 10 periodically acquires the RSS feed from a print server 20, and prints out the print data of text information and image information by acquiring the print data from the print server 20 based on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) included in an RSS. [0006]FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the RSS. The RSS includes descriptions D1 and D2 for respective articles enclosed by item tags, and includes descriptions D3 and D4 in enclosure tags included in the descriptions D1 and D2 indicate URLs of the print data. [0007]FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a process example from acquiring the RSS to printing out the print data. [0008]In FIG. 3, when an RSS acquisition request is conducted from an HTTP (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol) client 10a of the printer 10 to the print server 20 (step S1), the RSS is sent to the printer 10 (step S2). The HTTP client 10a sends the RSS to an RSS parser 10b (step S3). The RSS parser 10b analyzes the RSS, and acquires the URL of the print data from the enclosure tag (step S4). [0009]After that, the RSS parser 10b sends a link acquisition request to the print server 20 (step S5), and acquires the print data (step S6). The RSS parser 10b sends a print instruction by sending the print data to a print process part 10c (step S7), and prints out the print data (step S8). [0010]As described above, the conventional print system realizes a Web base system by using the RSS of the Web technology. However, the following problems are raised. [0011]That is, there are problems in that due to a basic specification and available options of the printer 10, a paper size of papers filled in a tray, and a like, the number of available colors (color, or black and while), a resolution, a printer language, an available print range, a paper type, and a like are insufficient or different, the print data provided from the print server 20 cannot be printed out (for example, sheets of an A3 size are not filled in a case of the print data of the A3 size), expected print quality cannot be realized (for example, a color print is not available in a case of color print data), and a like. [0012]It is noted that an acceptable media type and a like can be described in an Accept header of the HTTP but it is not ruled to include a print condition. In this case, it is possible to uniquely extend the Accept header of the HTTP to include the print condition. Since it is not a standard technology, it is disadvantageous for system architecture. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0013]The present invention solves or reduces one or more of the above problems. [0014]According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print system in which one or more printers are connected to a print server through a network, including: a part acquiring printer information indicating a state of the printer from each of the one or more printers at an appropriate timing; a part generating and distributing metadata including biographical information of a document subject to be printed out at the printer and data storage location information from the print server; and a part generating and distributing applicable print data based on the print information corresponding to the printer which sent a request when the request is received based on the metadata from the printer to acquire the applicable print data of the document subject to be printed out. [0015]According to the present invention, it is possible to supply printer data applicable for the state of the printer, so that the printer can preferably print out the print data. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0016]In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. [0017]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a push print of a conventional subscribe-publish type; [0018]FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the RSS; [0019]FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a process example from acquiring the RSS to printing out print data; [0020]FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a print system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [0021]FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Continue reading about Print system... Full patent description for Print system Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Print system patent application. 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